To: TexasGator
I was thinking a Brown Bess musket....
To: 17th Miss Regt
“I was thinking a Brown Bess musket....”
That was a smooth bore
To: 17th Miss Regt
Not as long.
But still about 4 ft long as most muskets, whereas the PENNSYLVANIA rifle would be about 4.5+
All about 10 lbs.
59 posted on
11/20/2022 9:19:54 AM PST by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
To: 17th Miss Regt
the Brown Bess was a military smooth bore firearm and they generally were much more utilitarian.
148 posted on
11/20/2022 3:01:35 PM PST by
Blood of Tyrants
(Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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